Historian of consumer culture, sport, and public health. Postdoctoral research associate on the @kthabitproject.bsky.social project.

Historian of 20thC Britain, London: liberalism, capitalism, media and sexuality, 1960s-90s / + new things on political ecology and psychoanalysis. Precariously

Drug historian. Author of GRASS ROOTS and host on New Books Network. ADDICTION, INC. coming April 2026

History PhD at the University of Strathclyde researching social history of council housing in Edinburgh, 1919 - 1999 | Living Rent, Govan and Ibrox branch

Alcohol and drug policy researcher: regulation, harm reduction, culture and politics. Might post about music and other things too…

Environmental Historian | Dogs | Climate | Books Author of Collared: How We Made the Modern Dog (Profile 2024) and Dogopolis (Chicago 2024)